Total Crime Rate

93.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alfred Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Bow East , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 710 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alfred Street (E3 2BD) in the last 12 months was 93.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Bow East average (135.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alfred Street (E3 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Merchant Street. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alfred Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchant Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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